Enfield poorly

The performance of my 1980, 350 Indian seems slightly dissappointing. I
know it's not a Hyabussa (or an RD come to that!) but flat out it
struggles to hit 50 mph.

That's on a GPS - speedo is just for show .

Also
doing a 20 mile journey, nicely warmed up, I find that when I hit the
open road there is a slight stutter. It's not a missing stutter, just a
fraction of a moments lack of power. Hard to explain it is very slight
but it is noticable. And frequent. This is when the throttle is opened
up. Lower throttle seems fine.

I have cheched it's glass fuel filter. Nothing much there.

Does this suggest a carb strip to check the main jet?


Oh
and the carb rubber is perished. I have temporarily wrapped
electricians tape around it. I guess that is the first thing to check,
but if I'm sending off for one of them maybe I should be getting a
gasket set or and overhaul kit for the carb at the same tim

Right.

Replaced the carb to air box rubber.

Cleaned the glass bowl fuel filter. Not much crud there.

RAn some fuel into a clear jam jar. Mmm bits in there but not too much.

Bought
some new petrol pipe as the old stuff is the clear washer stuff and a
bit hard. DOH the fuel filter diameter is different to the diameter of
the carb and the petrol tank!

Bought some washer pipe! And have only managed to get it over one fat end! Mmm.

Removed the float bowl. Bit of fine crud in there too, but only a bit. Cleaned that out.

Right. Chain. Went to undo the "brake backing anchor stud nut" to find the thread is buggered. New nut and stud ordered!

Next
distributor. Bought new points, plug and condenser. Remover the
distributor cover and had a look. Only to find that the whole
distributor cast pedestal is loose!!! It has 10 mm of movement at the
points end.



So hopefully I have found the problem. I've
never been under that timing cover. Hopefully its an easy job to remove
the cover, tighten up something and then I'll replace the points etc.
Then sort the timing. At least I'll know the condition of those parts.
Never done any of that either. So I'll have a read of Pete Snidals
manual.